{"id":77955,"date":"2026-04-15T08:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/?p=77955"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:15:42","slug":"iemn-continues-to-expand-its-research-facilities-with-support-from-the-feder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/newsletter\/iemn-continues-to-expand-its-research-facilities-with-support-from-the-feder.html","title":{"rendered":"The IEMN continues to expand its research facilities with support from the ERDF"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-2njlkj-b9140e63af582c6332b0950ca098bda9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnzmyvdr-f9391b5b1d1b303d224f444bd655c678'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #f85f19;\">The IEMN continues to expand its research facilities with support from the ERDF<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mnzo5l6u-50cfd4d0ee28e608f69be2e48a113c2f\">\n#top .hr.av-mnzo5l6u-50cfd4d0ee28e608f69be2e48a113c2f{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-mnzo5l6u-50cfd4d0ee28e608f69be2e48a113c2f .hr-inner{\nwidth:800px;\nborder-color:#f85f19;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-mnzo5l6u-50cfd4d0ee28e608f69be2e48a113c2f .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#f85f19;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mnzo5l6u-50cfd4d0ee28e608f69be2e48a113c2f hr-custom  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_fifth  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue808' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1ak0w1f-5f6be3bbf25425666e8fc599ec5f0497 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnzmzupm-f3752b987f056ea71de0feabf3c777c3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visuel_equipements1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visuel_equipements1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visuel_equipements1-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visuel_equipements1-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visuel_equipements1-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visuel_equipements1-705x649.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-sh5tir-2997feed5ef1f70636579599288aa671 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-k8wiwj-b2886021c2ef962a9bcb5600d04de283'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 26px; font-size: 15px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #274691;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqde7m-1-7-51002af4089b7e382e505e85234859f8\">\n.av_font_icon.av-mqde7m-1-7-51002af4089b7e382e505e85234859f8{\ncolor:#f16728;\nborder-color:#f16728;\n}\n.av_font_icon.av-mqde7m-1-7-51002af4089b7e382e505e85234859f8 .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:25px;\nline-height:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-mqde7m-1-7-51002af4089b7e382e505e85234859f8 avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left avia-icon-animate'><span class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/span> <\/span><span style=\"color: #274691;\">Since 2020, the IEMN has benefited from several major national projects<\/span><\/strong> (Priority Research Programs and Facilities, Equipex+ NANOFUTUR, Basic Technological Research) and regional projects (State-Region Planning Contract, in particular IMITECH, WaveTech, and Tecsant\u00e9). These projects support scientific initiatives in the fields of components, sensors, energy, communications, materials, and health technologies. These projects are accompanied by equipment plans aimed at modernizing the IEMN\u2019s technological capabilities in micro- and nanofabrication, characterization, and materials synthesis. These initiatives have received additional support from the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mo1i5fam-86e92206238c5939567d7252a8215dca'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_groupe2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_groupe2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_groupe2-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_groupe2-768x252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_groupe2-18x6.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo_groupe2-705x232.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mnzn0908-a9bd8ab15c794dfdbf39ebd2086b45d4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 26px; font-size: 15px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #274691;\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqde7m-1-7-1-2fd48329ace80122cc72ae6ed80157fa\">\n.av_font_icon.av-mqde7m-1-7-1-2fd48329ace80122cc72ae6ed80157fa{\ncolor:#f16728;\nborder-color:#f16728;\n}\n.av_font_icon.av-mqde7m-1-7-1-2fd48329ace80122cc72ae6ed80157fa .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:25px;\nline-height:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-mqde7m-1-7-1-2fd48329ace80122cc72ae6ed80157fa avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left avia-icon-animate'><span class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8bf' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #274691;\">The project, known as \u201cF1 IMITECH,\u201d aims to accelerate the implementation of new equipment by hiring nine engineers and engineering assistants for a period of 15 months.<\/span><\/strong> Their tasks range from installing the equipment (the arrival of which sometimes involves unexpected work, such as opening the cleanroom walls and moving several tons of equipment on air cushions!) to transferring etching and lithography processes and performing operations for the benefit of platform users. The project, with a total budget of \u20ac3.1 million (including \u20ac1.1 million in European funding), also includes the purchase of a laser prototyping tool, a plasma etching system, and an atomic force microscope.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[297],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77955"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77977,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77955\/revisions\/77977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iemn.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}